Sunday, January 11, 2015

I
know that you all have busy schedules for January filled with to-do's
like "Avoid falling on slippery streets" and "practice my speech therapy
homework" and "exercise like a possessed person", but I thought it
would be good to increase your stress levels by noting some things
you'll want to pay attention to if you have, or are planning to get
Parkinson's Disease.

On
Monday the 12th of January (or as some of you may think of it,
tomorrow) a Telehealth Conference will take place. This month's topic is
"Useful tools for stress management with Carla Carnegie, MT-BC" As the
new year starts and we find many stressors coming at us. Higher bills
from the holidays, lack of sunshine, many more grey weather days and
more. January is a great time to discover tools to help find your
balance and reduce your stress. The Time for the Anchorage event is 1:00 pm in the Piper Street wing of Providence Hospital. To find the Anchorage meeting, proceed with all deliberate speed to Providence Hospital oncology wing on Piper St. Go tothe second floor, walk down the lonnnnnnnng hall that stretches South from the cafe and look for room 2401 pretty much at the end of the hall on your right.

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As if that weren't enough, the regular support Group meeting will
follow just a few days later on Saturday, January at 3:30 in the Anchorage Pioneer home. At the suggestion of
group members Sally Spieker and Danny Lommel, the topic will be "Tips
and tricks, ways I've adapted to PD" The speakers will be (drum roll)
Each of us! Bring one simple thing you've found, learned or invented to
make dealing with Pd easier. Think of it as "life hacks" for
Parkinson's. For instance, when I freeze and can't walk, I've found I
can get where I want to go by turning around and walking backwards. Or
maybe you've found a cool gadget that can help. We had a similar meeting
years ago, and a group member brought a cane that unfolds into a little
stool that he could sit on when he tired of hoofing. ( I'm sure James
Bond will have one of these when he is diagnosed)​ So, think of one
great PD hack to share with the group.

Pete's book, "My Degeneration"

Now available from Penn State University Press. “[An] emotionally resonant memoir.” —Publishers Weekly

Welcometo all with an interest in Parkinson's Disease. This blog was to be an information clearinghouse for the Anchorage Parkinson's Disease Support Group, where meeting schedules, agendas, speakers etc could be found. It's still that, but has also become a sort of therapeutic hobby. So I invite you to join in the discussion and experience a little therapy as well. This will be as interesting as we as a community make it. Think loud and sound off!

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